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It will soon be the season to be jolly – and often wind up with a sore head as a result.
But revellers beware: Easing your hangover with painkillers may prove difficult this year.
As the traditional round of Christmas parties looms, official figures have revealed shortages of tablets such as ibuprofen and paracetamol as Britons stock up to cope with possible Covid symptoms, flu and colds.
As the traditional round of Christmas parties looms, official figures have revealed shortages of tablets such as ibuprofen and paracetamol as Britons stock up to cope with possible Covid symptoms, flu and colds
Shortages were also recorded of frozen turkeys, sparkling water and chocolate selection boxes.
Researchers visited hundreds of stores to see if stocks of benchmark products are high, medium, low or absent.
A total of 15.6 per cent of shops were low or out of ibuprofen while the figure for paracetamol was 14.5 per cent.
Some 18 per cent were low or out of stock of turkeys while 17 per cent had shortages of sparkling water.
Chocolate boxes were low or absent in 12 per cent of stores, said the Office for
